The generally recognized borders of Del Paso Heights consist of the Beltline Freeway Interstate 80 on the north, Norwood Avenue on the west, Arcade Creek on the south, and Roseville Road on the east.

Del Paso Heights is located in Area 4 of Sacramento which is defined as the city north of the American River.

He converted the ranch on the property into a thoroughbred horse breeding farm, producing California's first Kentucky Derby winner in 1886.

There is considerable ethnic diversity, particularly in Del Paso Heights, where many Southeast Asian families have taken up residence in the last decade.

[3] In the 1963 novel, "Run, River", Del Paso Heights is "...noted for its large Negro population and its high incidence of minor social disorder".